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IENG 464 / 465 Senior Design
Engineering Notebook Maintenance
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Engineering Notebooks
Individual Responsibility Must be legally constructed
Pages can’t be re-sequencedMissing pages are easily identified as such
Must be legally documentedEntries must be accurateEntries must be chronologicalEntries of importance should be witnessed
Examples to document:Meeting times, places, attendees, topicsRelevant phone conversationsRelevant expenditures, mileageDesign principles, concepts, sketchesEngineering results, decisions, rationale
Copies are placed in Project Notebook regularly
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Engineering Notebooks
Engineering Notebooks are a permanent record for legal purposes Notebooks have a durable cover Pages are sewn or perfect bound (not loose-leaf or
spiral bound) Entries are made with permanent methods Entries are made in sequential order & dated Errors are lined out, but not obliterated Loose material is attached within the notebook
pages (if possible), or referenced within (if not)
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Using Your Engineering Notebook
Blow-by-blow Documentation Corner of page
Date & timeLocationPersonnel present
Title of taskExperimental conditions, equipment ID numbersBlow-by-blow record of processSketches of experimental setup / design Summarize major decisions / results
Single line ends an activity, Double line ends day
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Eng. Notebook Entry Example10/1/99Team Mtg George, Jane, Judy (Elroy absent)4:15 pm Clodfelter’s Bar & GrillAgenda: Refreshments
BrainstormingMaterial Purchase
- Discussed cost vs. refreshment performance- George presented analysis showing non-linearity at high $ end- Decision to invent more effective beverage
- Brainstormed concepts- Reduced water content- Increased hops in raw stock
- Decision to invest in further research- Planned expenditure of $25.00- Actual expenditure of $26.75 due to heavy tipping
Refresh.
Level
Cost ($)